Display rack for magazines, folders, and the like



Aug. 25, 1931.

w. c. KELLEY DISPLAY max FOR MAGAZINES, FOLDERS, AND nus LIKE Filed July 5, 1929 Jill/mini 2197/1212?! Man?! J Q wars:

i AHOther and holding the partition in 'properpositimr e 90 With these and other objects in view, .my invention consists in the construction, rangement and combination of the various titions for forming a compartment PatentedAu'gQZ 1 it I nrsrLAviitAcx roa MAGAZINE-S, 'ronnsasg aivn rr in LIKE i Thejobject ofwthisinvention is speeds an improved construction foraldisplay rack for magazines, jfoldrs, and other merchandise by meansfof which such merchandisemay m be easily and convenientlydisplayed,

' 'A furtherobject is toep'rovide an improved display rack having adjustablepartitio-ns cap'able' of forming compartments ,of variousf 1o 3 Stillanother object is' to provide an im proved means for mounting adjustable par:

titions in a scribed.

improved construction for a slidable partition for adisplay rack whic'h is so arranged asto form lateral "supports for the imerchandise and also is providedwith'efiicient means for partsfof my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter-more fullyjset'forth pointed out in my claims, and p the accompanying drawings;

"illustrated in;

inwhich z s I -Figure 1 isa" perspective vietvofa display- 7 rack constructed in accordance with my ina0 vention; f f 3.11; j Figure 2Iis asideelevation ofthe same. I 1 V Figureis a vertical section througha por-a tion ofthera'ck on theline 3+3 of Figurel, e

# Figured is a horizontalisectionon the line of Figure 25 1illustr ating particularly the method of employing tvv'o adjustable .par-

' Vporting-meansfor the merchandise. 7

track; i e In carrying or more display units Which may, ifdesired,

; 5* be assembled inthe form of-a structure such j V jasis shown in' Figures 1 and' 2. This structure;

as here shown includes a 7 base: frame 10 and,

' end Walls and- 12 risingthere'from. .The r 5 front Wall of 'the structure maybe composed if of a'pluralityof display units; in this instance.

a wILLfrA c. KELLEY, or n'ns Mora es; IOWA display rack'of the character de-q i t'urther obj ect is toprov'ide an;

and snpa .ltFigure 5 is a 'perspective'view showing one;- J Qf the adjustable partitions removed rmm the.

out my invention 'Iemploy one 7' i I i .vT he di lay-ul'llli i 1 the structure be i of various sizes,'particu1ar1y;as to height or; vertical Width and preferably arefarranged'j in stepped relation; whereby each unit] is in a lower junit. Each "of the display unitsfine metal and bent-substantially at right angles} Wall 14. e r

. r The bOttOm'Wall is bentorturnedupvvardly at its forward margin'to produce-a ,rfro'nt flange 15, Which is of considerablyless height cludes a panel or rear v all 13 formed of'sheet l at its. lower margin to produce abottom than the rear Wallj13; Between the. bottom all14 andfront flange 15jthe metal-is bentf and shaped to producefa slidebearingvlfi j :WVlllCh is in a plane .justlabovethebottom Wall andpreferably projects somewhat: forv ardly of the front flange 15, as clearly shown 7 in Figure 3. i i, 7 J1 Extending longitudinally of the rearwall 1'3 and spaced materiallyabovefthe'bottom V 'walll i is a downvvardlyfopening slide bear- 7 1 'ingdesignated bythe, numeral 517. 'l he;sl ide;

bearing'17jmay be formed of a separate strip rear Wall13ij V 1 'With each ofthedisplay units ,Iemploya of metal suitably attached theifacle oflthei. f-

iiumber of Sudan-'8' -01: 'a'djusmble ipartition i -membersE; one of which is shown in Figuregv 5. Each partition memberillmay be formed i:

of "two pieces; of mgta'l vv'hich are he'nt andy shaped in a similar manner, but w-withgparts oppositely. arranged so j that; tl'1ey maybeg V a secured together by suitable means 'suchas l spotyveldin substantially H -shape'd' in cross section.

Each partitioninember includes a web por 7 tion 18,-;Whichxis vertically arranged in av g. to produce a member hichcisj ill above the upper margins of the web and front flanges to produce lips 23.

At its lower margin, the twin portions of the web 18 are bent outwardly in horizontal planes to form base flanges or feet 24: and 25 of considerable extent and said baseflanges project forwardly of the vertical plane of the frontflanges 19 and 20 to produce lips 26.

The partition members E are capable of being remo-vably and adjust-ably mounted in either of the display units and when so mounted, the base flanges 24 and 25 rest on the bottom wall 14 of the display unit with the lips 26 thereof engaging in the forward slide bearing 16. The lower portions of the front flanges 19 and 20 contact with the front flange 15ofthe display unit. The rear fiancs 21 and 22 contact with the rear wall 13 of thetdisplay unit and the lips 23 of said flanges are received within the upper slide bearing 17.

When so mounted, the partition members form sliding separating means and supporting means for merchandise such as magazines, folders, boxes, cartons or the like, indi- .flan es 19 and 20 of the Jartition members.

The partition members may be so constructed that-they fit quite snugly 1n the display units and in the slide bearingsthereof so that they tend to remain in any position in which they may be placed and yet are capable of manual ad ustment longitudinally of the display units, desired.

The partition members E for a given dis play rack may be alike in size and shape and the difierent display units such as A, 73, C anr D, may be uniform in width an... in spaci of their upper slide bearings 17 above their bottom walls. By this arrangement, the partitionmembers E may be transferred from one unit to another if desired and yet, the

lower display units may be made of greater height above the slide bearings 17 so as to accommodate merchandise packagesof greater height in the lower units and of less height in the upper units.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 have shown the display units as mounted in substantially vertical positions and in the de scription, I havcfor convenience,inferred to the walls 13as rear walls and the walls 14.: as bottom walls.

It is to be understood, however, that the units maybe mounted in any desired positions of inclination and that other modifications and alterations may be employed within the scope of the appended claims without debers cooperating with said panel, each par tition member having parts receivable in each of sa d slide bear1ngs,each partition member also having relatively broad base flanges resting onsaid bottom wall.

2. A display device comprising a panel having a back wall, a low front wall and a bottom wall, a slide bearing formed at the forward part of said bottom wall, a slide bearing on said back wall, a series of movable partition members cooperating with said panel, each partition member having part-s receive. le in each of said slide bearings, and i also having oppositely extending flanges at its forward margin for engaging and holdan object between adjacent partition members, said flanges extending above the low front wall for holding and displaying objects between adjacent partition members.

3. A display device'comprising a panel having a back wall and a bottom wall, a slide bearing formed at the forward part of said bottom wall, a downwardlyopening slide bearing on said back wall, and a series of movable partition members cooperating with said panel, each partition member having parts receivable in each of said slide bearings, each iartition member also having relatively broad base flanges resting on said bottom wall and serving to prevent tipping of the partition member.

4. A display device comprising a panel having a backwall and a bottom wall, a slide bearing formed at the forward part of said bottom wall, a downwardly opening slide bearing on said back wall, a series of movable partition members cooperating with said panel, each partition member having parts receivable in each of said slide bearings, and also having oppositely extending flanges at its forward margin for engaging and hold ing an object between adjacent partition members, each partition member also having relatively broad base flanges resting on said bottom wall and serving to prevent tipping of the partition member.

5. A display device comprising a panel having a backwall and a bottom wall, a slide bearing formed at the forward part of said bottom wall, a downwardly openingslide bearing on said back wall, and a series of movable partition members cooperating with ing;

6.'In a display device,

' web portion arranged transversely of the sitely directed flanges at the'forward margin compartment, each partitionmember having I a'lip receivable in each of said'slide bearings and also having lateral flanges at the forward margin of its web portion and extending substantiallythroughoutlthe vertical dimension of the partition memberfor engaging and between'adjacent partition holding objects members; a

7 In a display devicehaving an elongated "v chamber formedwith-a downwardly opening slide bearing on its rear wall and a rearwardly opening slide bearing in the forward a 7 portion of its base, a movable partition memi ber comprising a web portion adapted to extend transversely of thechamber, oppo of said web,-to form holding means for objects located between partition members,

base flanges at the lower ends of said Web ,and means on sald partltion member for 1 slidably engaging each ofsaid slide'bearings. 8. In a display device having an elongated chamber formed with a downwardly opening slide bearing on its-rear Wall and a rearwardly opening slide bearing in the forward portion of its base, amovable partitionmem ber comprising a web port-ion adapted to extend transversely of thechamber, oppositely directed flanges. at the forward margin of said web, to formholding means ,for

objects located betwe'enipartition members,

j I base flanges at the lower e'ndsjof said web, 1 V

Y [rear flanges'at the rear-margin of said web,

' I slidably engagingeach of said slide bearings; y

a i i 9Q In a display device having an elongated I f chamber formed with a downwardlyopening f slide bearing on'its rear'wall'and a rearwardsly opening slide bearin -in the "forward portion of its base, a mova ,le partition member 'comprisinga web portion adapted'to extend and means on said partition member for transversely of the chamber, oppositely directed flanges at the forward margin 0f I aid web, to form holding means for objects 10- 1. cated between partition members, base flanges at the lower ends of said web,rear flanges at r the rear margin of said web, and lips formed onthe upper ends of the rearflanges and on the forward ends ofthe base flanges for slidf able engagement in the respective "slide bear- 1ngs. v Des Moines, Iowa, Septernb'erl, 1928.

,WIL IA'M loL K LL Yf I an elongated com-1 V partment having a longitudinal slidebearing g at its lower'front portion anda longitudinal slide'bearing onits rear wall, and aseries of adjustable partition'members each having a 

